Remediacjia gruntu to poddanie gleby i ziemi działaniom mającym na celu usunięcie lub zmniejszenie ilości substancji powodujących ryzyko, ich kontrolowanie oraz ograniczenie rozprzestrzeniania się.

Perform an anti-liquefaction mitigation treatment In Fos-sur-Mer, for the construction of a liquefied natural gas complex, Menard performed an anti-liquefaction mitigation treatment for the dock by increasing the embankment’s density using compaction grouting technique. This was an innovative operation as the equipment used for this technique was the Controlled Modulus Columns equipment which led [...]

Ensure embankment's stability by dynamic replacement Dynamic replacement pillars were proposed by Menard to improve more than 400,000 m² of peatand clay soils as deep as 10 m along Highway M7 near Lake Balaton. This solution was the most competitive and fastest way to ensure the embankment’s stability and to meet the strict differential [...]

Vibrocompaction: new record of depth The largest onshore windmill with 7.5 MW is installed on top of an old brown coal dump area. A combination of vibrocompaction up to 68 m deep and additional stone columns 20 m deep were installed night and days. This is a new record of depth and improvement quality in [...]

Iconic project : Nice airport, France Deepest dynamic compaction application (27 m, 4,000 tm energy) on the Nice airport, France project The 'giga-machine' was designed and custom-built for this site The challenge was to compact 20,000,000 m³ of land reclamation while maintaining air traffic. The 'giga-machine' was designed and custom-built for this job. The [...]

Ground improvement under the second runway of Changi airport For the construction on the second runway of Changi airport, 7 m of hydraulic fill were placed over varying layers of both old and recent marine clays. Settlement of these clays could amount to several metres over a ten year period. The combination of dynamic [...]

Supporting economic development in Dubai The Palm Jumeirah and Jebel Ali are iconic developments of Dubai consisting in the reclamation and development of artificial islands near the shores of Dubai. Vibrocompaction Ltd, a Menard affiliated company, undertook the vibrocompaction of part of the Palm Jumeirah and the entire Palm Jebel Ali for a volume [...]

Converting a site On the Burswood Peninsula, in Perth, a stadium is under construction. The site, previously used for industrial activities and as a sewage treatment plant, a cement plant, and a waste treatment centre, will welcome, in 2018, a multi-purpose venue located at the centre of a large area intended for relaxation and [...]

Responding to ground variability In Silesia, the N-S highway, set for completion in 2020, will link the two major arteries on either side of the city of Ruda Śląska: the DTS expressway in the north and the A4 motorway in the south. Rapid Impact Compaction [...]

Extending the runway at Sihanoukville Airport Sihanoukville airport was once just a ‘minor' airport handling 3 aircraft per week, but the tourist appeal of its surrounding area has rapidly promoted it to the status of Cambodia's third-largest airport. In 2018, it handled 92.6% more passengers than in 2017. Handling this very significant increase in [...]